Mitigating Impacts of Natural Hazards on Fishery Ecosystems

The American Fisheries Society (AFS) and the National Sea Grant College Program have partnered to organize a special biennial symposium series addressing contemporary fisheries science issues with significant management implications. These symposia will bring together fisheries experts from a variety of sectors to share current research and policy information with fisheries professionals. The proceedings from these symposia are published in a timely manner, making the information available to a large audience for inclusion in the management process.

The 5th symposium in the series was held at the 2007 AFS Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA. The topic of the 2007 symposium was "Mitigating Impacts of Natural Hazards on Fishery Ecosystems." Natural hazards can impact fish populations, the habitats they occupy and the fishing communities that depend on impacted species for their livelihood. Examples of such hazards include hurricanes, tsunamis, volcanoes and harmful algal blooms. Our symposium looked at lessons learned from past hazards to better mitigate against the hazards of the future. Topics explored included the impacts and mitigation of a variety of hazard types from a diverse array of locations. For more information on the symposium, please visit the links to the left.

Please check the AFS online bookstore for the Mitigating Impacts of Natural Hazards on Fishery Ecosystems proceedings volume, which should be available in early 2008.